UP and UPA

Uttar Pradesh, as far as determining the political wind in the vast democratic space of this country goes, is very high up the order. It is a key state, in terms of both the general and assembly elections. Therefore, the announcement of dates for the state’s assembly polls will trigger a storm of campaign activity denser than the rhetoric and rivalries so far. UP will be polling in seven phases spread over the month of February next year, while the other poll-bound states — Punjab, Manipur, Uttarakhand and Goa — will have a single-phase election each, between January and March.

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